The following are the events the Dickey Center and its collaborators hosted during the Fall Term 2020 and the Winter Term 2021. Many of the events were recorded and can be viewed on YouTube at the links below.
Past Events
Tuesday, February 16th | 5-6pm
Shared read book discussion: The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster
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A moderated discussion with author Jonathan Katz, and Claire Peyton PH.D. a Visiting Scholar at the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies at the University of Virginia, as they share their first-hand account of the devastating hurricane and earthquake that nearly destroyed Haiti in 2010 and discuss the successes and failures of the global aid response. Discussion will be facilitated by Dartmouth Professor Chelsey Kivland
Friday, February 26, 4-5pm
Global Café
- The Dickey Center is hosting a "Global Café" networking event on FRIDAY, Feb. 26th 4pm-5pm EST (Hanover time) with students and alumni from/with specific interests in Latin America. We will be joined by a number of Dartmouth alumni volunteers from the region who are interested in connecting with students about opportunities ON and OFF the continent! Come learn about paths post-Dartmouth that Latin American alumni have taken, how they can be resources for you, AND learn more about the Dartmouth global alumni network (in particular, how you can get involved in Latin America)!
- Open to students, alumni, and staff/faculty.
- Organized and hosted by the Dickey Center and Alumni Relations
Friday, January 15th, 7:30pm-8:30pm EST
Latin America & the Caribbean TRIVIA NIGHT
- Make a team with your friends OR join on your own—it's bound to be fun either way! Players competed in rounds of trivia to see who topped the leaderboard at the end of the night! Dartmouth staff, students, faculty, and alumni joined! Click here to learn how to join.
Tuesday, December 8th, 7:00pm EST
Powering the Future in the New Energy World
- A US-Canada dialogue featured Dartmouth alumni and energy experts on the future of North American energy systems, transitions, trade, and markets.
- Cosponsored by the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, Irving Institute for Energy and Society, and Revers Center for Energy at the Tuck School of Business
Monday, November 16th, 4:30pm
The 2020 Election and the Future of US Foreign Policy: Post-Election Panel Discussion and Live Q&A
- Panelists: Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2009-13) and Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003), Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and Uganda (1991-1994); Chris Savos, Deputy Director of the Weapons Intelligence, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control Center, CIA and Vice President of Special Projects at JTG, Inc. and Director of Proficiency1; Anne Witkowsky, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Stability and Humanitarian Affairs (2014-16) and Deputy Coordinator for Homeland Security and Multilateral Affairs, Bureau of Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State (2009-13)
- Moderated by: Christianne Hardy, Interim Director, Dickey Center
- Organized and hosted by the Dickey Center
Thursday, November 12th, 8:00pm EST
Landa Lakes: The Wisdom of Long Nails
- An evening of traditional and contemporary Native American storytelling
- Live, virtual performance followed by Q&A with the artist.
- Organized and hosted by HOP@Home
Tuesday, November 10th, 4:00-5:00pm EST
Global Café
- Alumni and students Joined us for an online meet-up from across North America. This was a great networking opportunity for current students, but also a great way for alums to connect together virtually to share about their Dartmouth experience!
- Organized and hosted by the Dickey Center and Alumni Relations
Saturday, October 24th, 4:00pm-6:30pm
Mexican Cooking class with League of Kitchens
- Participants learned to make perfect steak tacos with homemade corn tortillas, a bright and fresh guacamole, and a zesty salsa verde!
- This private Dartmouth-League of Kitchens online class is designed to be a special, meaningful opportunity to share cooking, culture, and connection--just like experiences in a kitchen in real life! We want you to cook along, and we promise there will be plenty of time for questions, conversation, and stories. It will all end with a virtual dinner party where you'll get to share in the fruits of your labor, apart, but together!
- In this 2.5 hour interactive online experience our guest chef, Angie, guided participants through making rib eye steak tacos with homemade corn tortillas, a zesty salsa verde, and the best guacamole you've ever had.
- More cooking nights will be offered in each region of our 'Round the Girdled Earth series.
- Organized and hosted by the Dickey Center
Thursday, October 22nd, 5:30pm
The 2020 Election and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy: A Panel Discussion, Live Q&A
- Video of the prerecorded discussion is availavble on the Dickey Center's YouTube channel.
- Panelists: Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2009-13) and Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003), Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and Uganda (1991-1994); Chris Savos, Deputy Director of the Weapons Intelligence, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control Center, CIA and Vice President of Special Projects at JTG, Inc. and Director of Proficiency1; Anne Witkowsky, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Stability and Humanitarian Affairs (2014-16) and Deputy Coordinator for Homeland Security and Multilateral Affairs, Bureau of Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State (2009-13)
- Moderated by: Christianne Hardy, Interim Director, Dickey Center
- This pre-election discussion was followed, on November 16th, by a post-election discussion.
Wednesday, October 21st, 7:00pm
HOOD exhibition virtual tour and panel discussion
- Courtney M. Leonard (Shinnecock Nation), Artist and Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, St. Olaf College Nicholas J. Reo (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Native American Studies, Dartmouth Suzanne Greenlaw (Maliseet Nation), Ph.D. candidate, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine
- Moderated by Jami Powell (Osage Nation), Associate Curator of Native American Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth
- The exhibition Form and Relation: Contemporary Native Ceramics, which was installed at the Hood Museum of Art, raised important questions with which communities across the globe are grappling: How can we shift our understanding of the land from one of ownership and extraction to one of relationality? How do we move toward a recognition of our shared humanity? How do we create a world in which future generations can thrive?
- Using these framing questions and artist Courtney M. Leonard's site-specific installation BREACH: Logbook 20 | NEBULOUS as starting points, the panelists considered the complexities of our current moment and the myriad entanglements and impositions that impact our lives and futures. Grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, each of the panelists provided a unique perspective on issues of the environment, relationality, resource management, intergenerational knowledge, and art-making. This was presented as part of Part of the Dickey Center's 'Round the Girdled Earth program. Organized and hosted by the HOOD Museum of Art
Friday, October 16th, 7:30pm-8:30pm EST
North American TRIVIA NIGHT
- Make a team with your friends OR join on your own—it's bound to be fun either way! Players competed in rounds of trivia to see who would top the leaderboard at the end of the night!
- Organized and hosted by the Dickey Center
Monday, October 12th (Indigenous People's Day), 7:00pm-10:00pm
Dawnland Film screening & discussion with filmmakers
- Virtual screening of Dawnland and a companion short film, Dear Georgina, that features the experiences of a Passamaquoddy elder who was removed from her Native family at age two and spent 16 years in 4 different foster homes. The films were screened at 8:00 p.m followed by a live question and answer segment with film directors and producers (including Dartmouth Professor, N. Bruce Duthu) will follow (9:10 – 10:00 p.m.).
- Organized and hosted by the Native American Studies Department
Monday, October 5th, 4:00pm
How to Build an Anti-racist Foreign Policy
- A Conversation with Travis Adkins, Lecturer of African and Security Studies, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University and Kathleen Powers, Assistant Professor of Government, Dartmouth
Ways to Participate
- October 5th, participants joined us for a screening of the recorded discussion before a live Q&A. The screening began at 4pm EST, followed by live Q&A
- Watch the pre-recorded discussion in your own time!
- Organized and hosted by the Dickey Center
Wednesday, September 30th, 8:00pm EST
In the Spirit: Artist Roundtable celebrating queer and two-spirit performing arts in North America
Ongoing in October & November 2020
North America Crossword Challenge
- Complete our 'Round the Girdled Earth crossword challenge! Those who successfully solve the entire puzzle by November 30th can print out their solved puzzle and mail it to the Dickey Center OR simply email a photo of the completed puzzle for entry into a drawing for prizes! A new puzzle challenge will be added for each region in our 'Round the Girdled Earth series.
- Access the puzzle here. Send completed puzzles along with your name and mailing address to Dickey Student Programs
